Inside job suspected in laptop thefts

Lifeblood draws donor suit

Police and private investigators are interviewing current and former employees of Lifeblood, Mid-South Regional Blood Center, following the disappearance of two laptop computers containing information on roughly 321,000 donors.

If the laptops were stolen from Lifeblood's headquarters on Madison, Lifeblood officials suspect it may have been someone with easy access to the building since there was no evidence of a break-in. Also, the room where the computers were stored required a security card to enter.

"It's hard to say with absolute certainty that we know it was somebody who was a Lifeblood employee. ... But the most logical explanation is that it would be somebody inside this building," Lifeblood spokeswoman Jennifer Balink said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, a lawsuit was filed Monday against Lifeblood in Shelby County Circuit Court by attorney Charles Curbo on behalf of Collierville resident and blood donor Robert M. Saino. It seeks damages that could reach multimillions.